Recipes With Course: Cakes & Candy
Praline Cake
A simple Cajun cake. Ingredients1 box yellow cake mix 1 box light brown sugar or 2 1/3 cups 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1 block butter 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup chopped pecansDirectionsStep 1Bake yellow cake mix per box instructions and let cool. Mix brown sugar, flour and ...
Read moreOreo Cheesecake
This is an original dessert recipe, invented by one of our biggest contributors, Ms. Bert. Ingredients4 packages (8 oz) cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 cup sour cream 4 eggs 7 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate 25 Oreos and 10 extra or so for garnishment 4 ounces melted butter 1 can ...
Read moreWorld’s Best Coconut Cake
Very easy to make yet so elegant and delicious. From the author: This cake needs nothing else. It’s the most delicious coconut cake I’ve ever had and I don’t usually care for coconut! IngredientsCAKE 1 box Duncan Hines Butter Recipe yellow cake mix, prepare according to directions on box and ...
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Italian Cream Cake
Italian Cream Cake is a very popular wedding cake. In fact, this was the flavor of Mawmaw’s wedding cake. When you eat this cake you will know why it is such a favorite. IngredientsItalian Cream Cake 2 cups flour (she does not sift first) 2 cups sugar 1 cup buttermilk ...
Read morePecan Nougats
One of my favorite things ever, growing up! Ingredients4 cups ground pecans 1 block butter (8 tbsp) 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 3 egg whitesDirectionsStep 1Mix all ingredients well and shape into medium size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press down on ball with fork or ...
Read moreSimple Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Like Reese’s but in cookie-format 😉 Ingredients1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 cup white sugar 2 large eggs beaten 2 cups chocolate chipsDirectionsStep 1Cream peanut butter and sugar. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. Step 2 Add the 2 cups chocolate chips. Step 3 Drop by tablespoonful and bake ...
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Tante Linda’s Buttermillk Fig Preserve Cake with Buttermilk Glaze
Grab those fig preserves that you have hiding in the kitchen cabinets and get to baking and make this rich, decadent Cajun fig preserve cake. Ingredients2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup buttermilk 3 eggs 2 cups fig preserves 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp salt 1 ...
Read moreSweet Potato Bread or Pumpkin Bread
Great for holiday baking – I’ve found you can use pumpkin or sweet potato (or butternut squash too) interchangeably in just about any baking recipe that calls for one of them. Ingredients3 cups sugar 1 cup salad oil 4 beaten eggs 1 one pound can of sweet potatoes, liquid drained, ...
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